Furniture structure



'R. S. MONGER.

FURNITURE STRUCTURE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 14., 1921.

Patented Jan. 3, 19222.

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barren STATES ROY S. MONGER, OF NEW YORK, l\T. Y., AS SIGNGE TO LEOPOLI) STICIZLEY, OF FAYETTE- VILLE, NEW YORK, AND J 01111 G. STICKLEY, 05 NEW ZOE-K, N. Y.

FURNITURE STRUCTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fat-canted Jan. 3, 1922.

Application filed April 14', 1321. Serial No. 461,275.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Roy S. Mowers, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, county of New York, and State of. New York, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Furniture Structures, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming-a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in articles of furniture and more particularly to that class of articles of furniture in which a bed is combined with other pieces of furniture so that it may be arranged'in a room and concealed when not in use behind the furniture with which it is combined.

It is the especial object of the invention to produce a furniture unit which shall include a bed and a stand, such as a sideboard, book case, chifionier, or the like, combined with .a frame work into which'the bed may be moved when not in use, the bed being concealed in the frame and stand, the end of the bed appearing when moved as a part of the sideboard, book case, 'chiifoni r, or the like. i

A further object of the invention is to provide such a furniture unit in which the frame will be connected with but spaced from the stand and will form a support for a wardrobe structure and a mirror structure arranged back to back so that if a curtain or a partition be hung or built in the space the parts would be rendered inconspicuous and the true character of the parts of the furniture unit be concealed.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a construction which may be moved around bodily as a unit and installed in a room as desired.

l/Vith these and other objects not specifically referred to, the invention consists in certain novel parts and combinations which will be described in connection with the accompanying drawings and the novel features of which will then be pointed out in the claims hereunto annexed.

In these drawings,-

Figure 1 isv a perspective view of a furniture unit including a bed, sideboard, and wardrobe, and a structure suitable for a dressing table.

Figure 2 is a similar view of part of the construction shown in l, the bed being shown in partial withdrawn position;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the construction shown in Fig. 1;

Figure i is a perspective view of the open frame work construction which receives the end of the bed and which may act as a support for the wardrobe and dressing table structures Figure 5 is a side view, partly broken away and partly in section, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; I

Figure 6 is a sectional end view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig.- 5; and I Figures 7 and 8 ar detail sectional views of the front and rear frame construct-ions employedfor assembling and disassembling the parts of the frame.

Referring now to these drawings, the improved furniture unit has been illustrated as embodying a bed, a stand shaped like a sideboard, and a frame into which the bed is run, and a wardrobe and dressing table structure supported on the frame, the sideboard part of the unit being spaced slightly away from the rest, but it will be understood that the invention is not restricted to pre cisely such a unit. The unitwill, however, include a frame work capacitated to receive the end of a bed, such a frame work being indicated generally by the numeral 1. This frame work is preferably made of light metal and will include back and front uprights or corner pieces 2, 8, on which the frame may be supported from the floor. Secured to these uprights are upper and lower braces 5, 6 on each side of the frame, these braces being in the form of angle irons welded to the uprights. Also welded to the inner sides of the uprights are angle irons 7, forming, as indicated in Figs. and 6, tracks for purposes hereinafter referred to. The uprights at each side of the frame also have upper braces 7in the form of angle irons welded to the inside of the uprights. The front and back of the frame work are braced by suitable frame pieces so as to provide a strong rigid structure. While these braces may be secured between uprights in any suitablemanner, in the best constructions the braces are arranged so that they can be readily knocked down and removed from the uprights so that the various parts of the frame work may be shipped flat and assembled in the position that the fur niture unit is to occupy in the room. As shown the back brace is in the. form of a rectangular plate or frame 8 having corner struts 9 secured thereto. This plate or frame 8 at each end of its lower side is provided with open slots 10 into which slip the shanks of studs 11 (see Fig. 7) having heads 12 secured in the uprights 2, before referred to. The upper ends of the plate 8 are formed with similar slots 13 over which take theshanks of studs 14 having heads 15 secured in the uprights. The lower ends of the slots 13 are enlarged, as indicated at 13 in Fig. 7, so as to permit the heads of the studs to pass therethrough. Viith this construction the plate or frame 8 may be readily removed from or secured in position on the supports 2 bv simnlv sliding the frame upward and removing it from the pins. The upper and lower members of the frame 8 may be formed of angle bars to provide on their inside a ledge 16, shown in Fig. 5, to act as a support for the structure hereinafter referred to.

The front end of the frame is provided with upper and lower brace bars in the form of angle irons 17, 18 which are secured to the uprights 3 by means of a pin and slot construction, such as described before with reference to the lower part of frame 8, so that these angle bars may be readily put into position or removed from the uprights 3. This construction makes a very firm and rigid frame work for receiving and supporting the end of the bed which is to be moved therein.

It will be understood that the parts of the frame are positioned a sufiicient distance from each other to permit a bed having a headboard or footboard to be moved therein, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

This frame work is preferably provided at the sides with means for concealing the bed therein, suitable panels being provided for this purpose which may be inserted between the uprights and between the upper and lower side braces 5, 6. Such a panel as shown in Fig. 1 marked 19 is provided, this panel being removable by means of a knob 20 to permit ready access to the interior of the frames for cleaning or other purposes, this panel in the particular construction shown being formed of perforated metal, indicated at 21, secured to the frame work of the panel, for ventilating purposes at both sides.

This frame work is, in the particular construction illustrated, combined with a stand made to simulate an article of furniture, such as a sideboard, the frame and stand being secured together. As illustrated, there is a stand having panel sides 22 supported on legs 23, this stand being provided with a top 24c having drawers 25, the front of the stand being open. This stand is secured to the frame work in the particular constructionillustrated, by extending the side rails 7 and side braces 7 of the frame 1, before referred to, as indicated at 26, 27, the ends of these members being detachably secured to the side panels of the stand.

Arranged to be moved horizontally into the frame work and the stand, is a bed, indicated generally by the numeral 28. This bed has one end, as the footboard 29, paneled to match the paneling 22 of the sideboard structure, this footboard being dimensioned to close the front opening 30 of the stand so that when the bed is in position it will close the open end of the stand and will appear to be part thereof.-

This bed may be of any suitable construction, but in the best form will be provided with means for guiding it in its movements into and out of the frames and stand. As illustrated, the foot of the bed is provided with casters 31 which run on the floor of the room, these casters being carried in brackets 32 depending from the side frames 33 of the bed. The other or head end of the bed is provided with smaller casters 34 carried in short brackets 35 secured to the under side of the side frame 33, before referred to, these casters being thus elevated above the forward casters 32 and running on the side rails 7, before referred to. The bed is thus guided in its movements in and out of the frames and stand. If desired, additional guide rollers 36 horizontally arranged may be provided on each side of the bed running against the sides of the side rails 7 for holding the bedin position as it is run in and out,

and other horizontally arranged rollers 37- may be secured to the inner sides of the panels 22 of the stand, which roll against the side frames 33 of the bed, sothat the bed is guided and prevented from wobbling during its movement into and out of the frames. if desired the extensions 27 and the rails 7 at or near their ends may be formed with shallow depressions 33' which actto stop the movement of the bed.

The frame work 1, may, if desired, act as a support for other articles of furniture. In the construction illustrated there is provided a wardrobe structure 38 provided with drawers 39 and a paneled end 40 supported on a bottom or base 41 which rests on the upper members 5, cross brace 17 and the upper ledge of plate 8, as shown in Fig. 5. Also supported on these members is a support, as a top 42 on which is supported a mirror 41.3 having swinging sides 44:, this structure being arranged back to back with the wardrobe and acting as a dressing table if desired.

In the best constructions the stand and the frame 1 will be spaced apart or separated, as indicated in F igsQl to 3, by the numeral 45, this construction being adopted of the dressing table'and the wardrobe, these beingreached from around the curtains, and providing in effect a dressing compartment on both sides of the furniture unit. Similarly a partition may occupy this space 45 and extend behindthe top 24 with doors at each side, so that in effect a number of rooms are produced. When this space is left preferably an additional support for the extensions 27 of the side rails 7 is provided which may be as shown in Fig. 4, in the form of short uprights 46, 47 extending from the rails to the floor, and connected by a brace 48 secured to the uprights by a stud and slot connection 49 similar to that already described so that these uprights may be readily assembled. This construction makes a firm support for the bed when it is withdrawn for use.

. The wardrobe structure and dressing table may be arrangedback to back as shown, or, if it is desired, may be spaced apart so that a wall structure may be hung downwardly from the ceiling between them to the top of the frame 1.

-YVith this construction a furniture unit of great utility has been devised which may be moved and set up as a whole, as desired, without necessitating any special building construction and in which the bed is concealed when not in use. The unit illustrated is the preferred form, but certain changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the unit which will be within thescope of the appended claims, and the invention is, therefore, not to be limited to the precise construction and arrangement shown and described.

What is claimed is:

1. A furniture unit including a frame Work capacitated to receive the end of a bed, a stand spaced from the frame and having an open front, connections between the frame and stand, and abed structure slidable horizontally into the frame and stand and having an end for closingthe open front of the stand.

2. A furniture unit including a frame work having uprights for supporting it on a room floor and side rails spaced to receive the end [of a bed, a stand supported from the floor and connected with the frame by the rails and having an open front, and a bed slidable horizontally along the side rails into the frame and stand and having an end for closing the open front of the stand.

3. A furniture unit including a frame work having uprights for supporting it on a room floor and side rails spaced'to receive the end of a bed, a stand supported from.

the floor and spaced from the frame and having an open front into whichstand the side rails project and to which they are secured, and a bed slidable horizontally along the side rails into the frame and stand, and

having an end for closing the open front of the stand.

4. A furniture unit including a frame work having uprights and side rails spaced to receive a bed, a stand connected with the rails and having an open front, means for concealing the bed when in the frame and stand, a bed slidable in the frame having a footboard closing the front of the stand, a wardrobe structure and a mirror support mounted on the frame behind the stand;

5. A furniture unit including a frame capacitated to receive the end of a bed, a stand spaced from the frame and having an open front, a bed structure, side rails on the frame work and extending into the stand on which the bed may run, and a second shorter frame in the space between the main frame and the stand.

6. A furniture unit including a frame work having uprights and side rails spaced to receive a bed, a stand connected with the rails and having an open front and spaced from the frame work, a bed slidable in the frame and having a foot board closing the front of the stand, and furniture structure mounted on the frame behind the stand.

7 A furniture unit including a knock down frame having uprights for supporting it from a floor, side rails secured to the uprights, end braces removably secured to the uprights, said parts being capacitated to receive the end of a bed, a stand having an open front, connections between the frame and stand, and a bed slidable at one end on a floor and at the other on the side rails and having an end closing the front of the stand.

8. A furniture unit including a knock down frame having uprights for supporting it froma floor, side rails secured-to the uprights, end braces removably secured to the uprights, said parts being capacitated to re ceive the end of a bed, a stand having an open front spaced from the frame, means for be slidingly supported, said rails being extended beyond the uprights at one end for connection with a furniture structure.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

Roy s. MONGER. 

